This is a topic I wrote about in the past (understanding Oracle patching and new version numbering). But now, after the new patching concept (since 12.2) and numbering change (since
This is a topic I wrote about in the past (understanding Oracle patching and new version numbering). But now, after the new patching concept (since 12.2) and numbering change (since
Lately I started patching a client’s database (12.1.0.2) to the latest PSU (180417). This is a RAC environment with streams and all kind of other features, so over the time
Oracle is using the same numbering scheme since I’ve started working with it (7.2). The 5 number scheme with the release number, patchset and PSU is quite confusing and the
Oracle database is a very complex software, and as we all know, has bugs. Oracle tries to address these bugs, and fixes a lot of them all the time. Except